Proposal for Hosting 30Proposal for Hosting 30thth APAN APAN Meeting in Hanoi, VietnamMeeting in Hanoi, Vietnam

by National Center for Scientific & Technological Information (NACESTI)

August 2010

Applicant’s Information Name: Dr. Ta Ba Hung ISO Country code: VN Organization Name: National Center for

Scientific & Technological Information (NACESTI), Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST)

Contact: Dr. Ta Ba Hung Address: 24 Ly Thuong Kiet street, Hanoi,

Vietnam Tel: 844 9349123 Fax: 844 9349127 Email: bhung@vista.gov.vn Website: www.vista.gov.vn

About NACESTI The National Centre for

Scientific and Technological Information (NACESTI), under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), was established on 24 September, 1990 on the basis of merging two organizations: The Central Library on Science

and Technology (founded in 1960) and

The Central Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) (founded in 1972)

About NACESTI NACESTI is carrying out following functions:

Act as the central hub in the national network of STI services organizations

Carry out STI provision, dissemination & promote S&T achievements; National registration of R&D projects

Organize & manage technology markets (Techmart)

Act as the National Library for Science and Technology

Develop & manage the Vietnam Information for Science & Technology Advance - VISTA Network

Develop & manage the Vietnam Research & Education Network (VinaREN) and TEIN2 activities in Vietnam

Act as the Primary member of APAN

About NACESTI

International events successfully organized by NACESTI:Techmart Vietnam 2003, 2005, 2007 (in

Hanoi, HCM City, Danang City)Korea Technomart 2002, 2004 in HanoiThe 10th TEIN2 Meeting in Ha Long City,

June 8, 2006 The 10th International Conference on

Asian Digital Libraries – ICADL, in Hanoi, December 2007

Launching Ceremony of TEIN2 & VinaRENJune 8, 2006 in Halong City, Vietnam

Hanoi – City of long history

It is founded in 1010 by King Ly Thai To (Ly Cong Uan), Ly Dynasty

The year 2010 will be 1000-year anniversary of the City

It is the Capital city of 3 dynasties Now Hanoi is the Capital City of

Vietnam A city of rich historical and cultural

heritage

Hanoi – the S&T, education center

Major R&D institutions are located in HanoiVietnam Academy of S&T (VAST)Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

(VASS)Most of largest Universities and

colleges are located in Hanoi

Melia Hanoi Hotel

The luxurious 5-star Melia Hanoi is located right in the city center of Hanoi, inside the diplomatic and financial district and close to main tourist attractions, entertainment and shopping areas: Most ministries and embassies are located within 1 km distance

Melia Hanoi Hotel 306 deluxe rooms, 68 of which are

elegantly decorated Executive Suites.

All rooms and suites are furnished with air-conditioning, large working desk with executive chairs, IDD telephone and fax line, spare connection line, Wireless Broadband Internet outlets and power points for your computer, voice mail and message light.

Wireless Broadband Internet access is available at the lobby area, hotel restaurants, ballrooms, function rooms and Royal Service floors.

It is easy to get connected to VinaREN

Meeting rooms Grand Ballroom: can be

divided by movable partitions into 3 sections, each connects to a large foyer/exhibition area. At full capacity the Ballroom houses 1200 delegates for meetings and 800 guests for sit down banquet functions. Located right on the 1st floor, Grand Ballroom is easily accessed by 6 guest lifts or 2 escalators and has the ceiling height of 7m.

Meeting rooms

7 function rooms with capacities from 70 to 200 guests. These are the best venues for small and medium meetings. Some function rooms can be combined to extend the capacity.

Meeting room layout

Objectives

APAN 30 will provide a forum for researchers and practitioners in Asia Pacific region to meet and share knowledge and experience on developing network and application technologies.

The Meeting will feature tutorials, presentations and demonstrations covering advanced network technologies and applications

Co-organizers

Vietnam National University, Hanoiwww.vnu.edu.vn

Vietnam Academy of Science and Technologywww.vast.ac.vn

Participants

Researchers, practitioners, decision makers, faculty members, students, etc. in the field of advanced network development and application

Expected number of participants: 350, including 150 international participants and 200 local ones

Preliminary budget

Total budgets: including:

Organizers: Sponsorship:Registration Fee:

Welcome APAN 30’s participants in Hanoi-Vietnam

Thank you !